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St. Sebastian Council of Catholic Women begins their 24/25
meetings at 11:30 am on Friday October 4, 2024, in the Parish
Hall after the celebration of mass at 11:00 am in the Chapel of
the Devine Healer, both located at 2000 Marietta Ave., Fort
Lauderdale, FL 33316. Future meetings are held on the First
Friday of every month from November through April at 9:00am
for a light breakfast in the parish hall. All are welcome to attend.
Annual dues are $20.00. For more information, please call
Sandi at 954-235-4005.
St. Sebastian Council of Catholic Women will launch their
Saturday Free Matinees with the movie “Cabrini” on October 9,
2024. The Council will also present a second Free Matinees event
on December 14, 2024, with a double feature. The first movie
will be “A Charlie Brown Christmas”, and the second will be
“White Christmas” featuring a sing-a-long! Everyone attending is
encouraged to wear something festive for Christmas or something
reflecting the period of the movie. Future Movies for 2025 will be
offered on February 15, 2025 and April 19, 2025, with those
titles to be announced in January. For more information, please
call Sandi 954-235-4005.
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Funding Arts Broward (FAB), a volunteer-driven and membership-
based group that has been making grants to arts groups serving
Broward County for the past two decades, will be releasing
findings from a yearlong study of the state of the arts "Enriching
the Arts, Opportunities in Broward County's Arts Community" at a
community meeting.
The Community Foundation of Broward provided a grant to
support the project and publication of its findings. Leaders from
FAB and the Community Foundation of Broward will share their
findings at a free town hall meeting that is open to the public held
from 10 am to noon on Thursday, Sept. 26 in the Mary Porter
Ballroom at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.
Among the key findings of the "Enriching the Arts" report are:
- Arts organizations need more flexible funding, such as
unrestricted grants to help pay for operational expenses,.
- Gaps exist in K-12 arts education programs in Broward County
public schools.
- More advocacy is needed for how the arts contribute to
economic and community development in Broward County.
- Opportunities exist for more engagement and collaboration
between and among arts organizations, business leaders, the
public sector, cultural tourism, and public art projects.
- The arts provide pathways to enhancing education, reaching
underserved communities, and boosting the local economy.
Visit https://fundingartsbroward.org/home/fabfunevents/ for
more information and to register (free) for the event.

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